Prairie View A&M University celebrates National Constitution Day every year on September 17th. During this time students are provided, The U.S. Constitution, And Fascinating Facts about it book for their reference and knowledge. Our student organization, the Panther Ambassadors join with the Political Science department to host events leading up to National Constitution Day.
CONSTITUTION DAY RESOURCES
The following are links to resources about the U.S. Constitution. You may find them useful as you study our nation’s Constitution.
- USConstitution.net
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- The U.S. Constitution Online
- The Constitution Explained
- The Constitutional Dictionary (glossary of terms used in the Constitution)
- Current News related to the Constitution
- About.com
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- The Federalist Papers (written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay to explain the Constitution to the people of America, and to garner their support for it.)
- The Library of Congress
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- Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention (1774 -1789)
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
- National Constitution Center
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- Interactive Constitution
- Centuries of Citizenship: A Constitutional Timeline
LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE CONSTITUTION
- The U.S. Senate’s information on the history of Constitution Day.
- USConstitution.net’s fact sheet detailing some of the major false ideas people have regarding what is or what is not “Constitutional.”
- The New York Times’ website of resources for Constitution Day.
- The National Constitution Center’s page for resources and lesson plans for Constitution Day.
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration: nationwide network of research facilities that welcome students, including regional archives for the Great Lakes Region (located in Chicago, Illinois)
- Constitutional Rights Foundation: Foundations of Our Constitution (online lessons)
- National Constitution Center: More Teens Know More About Pop Culture Than The Constitution
- Lyrics to the Schoolhouse Rock version of Preamble: for a nostalgic glance at a popular 1970’s piece that was, for the parents of many of today’s college students, their first exposure to the U.S. Constitution.